The Insect Woman
1963/11/16 • Released • Japanese
She lives by instinct with no sense of right or wrong.
Overview
A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, introduces the life of Tome, who keeps trying to change her poor life.
Director : Shōhei Imamura
Casts
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Nobuko
Masumi Harukawa
Midori
Daizaburo Hirata
Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
Madam
Hiroyuki Nagato
Matsunami
Shoichi Ozawa
Ken
Sumie Sasaki
En
Taiji Tonoyama
Foreman
Asao Koike
Sawakichi
Kayoko Honoo
Miyako
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Honda
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